Introduction to Power Platform Virtual Tables

Introduction to Power Platform Virtual Tables is a video designed to introduce users to the concept of creating, managing, and using virtual tables in the Microsoft Power Platform. It provides an overview of the Power Platform, how virtual tables work, and how to create virtual tables to store and manage data.

Hey Everyone,

In this video, we’ll get familiar with the concept of virtual tables in Power Apps and then look at SharePoint virtual tables.

Virtual tables replace previous client-side and server-side approaches to integrating external data, which required customized code and suffered from numerous limitations, including imperfect integration, data duplication, or extensive commitment of development resources. In addition, for administrators and system customizers, the use of virtual tables greatly simplifies administration and configuration.

Table of contents

• Introduction 00:00
• What is Virtual Table 00:49
• Review the SharePoint Online list 02:57
• Building the Virtual table 04:43
• Review the Virtual table 11:06
• Testing the virtual table 13:15
• Conclusion 17:22

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